WickedChicksNH
Crowing
This is the first time I tried to hatch eggs
I used the Styrofoam incubator, still air with the viewing window, temp stayed at a consistent 100.5 humidity stayed between 55% and 65% right before lock down it got was around 75% then lowered it right before hatching.
There was a night when the temp dropped because it got cold outside (she was inside) I wrapped a blanket around the incubator and that brought it right back to where it was before
she was candled everyday carefully. she was turned at least 5 times day.
I read many things on how to incubate, from one site stating if temp goes even a degree above or under 98 they will die.. so I ignored that
in the end I took everything into consideration and what hens do when hatching their own.
when the time came with no pip she got a little tap on her shell to let her know it was time, like mama hens do and there was the first pip by afternoon.
In the end, I have a happy healthy little girl
Meet Camilla (if you are familiar with the Muppet show, she is gonzo's chicken girlfriend)
she came out and zoom already made it half way across the incubator
And here she the next day, She is gray and has eyebrows if you are looking at her a certain way
lol
Her mommy is my sweetie Luna and daddy my bantam roo, daddy is all white mommy is all black
cochrin bantam
I used the Styrofoam incubator, still air with the viewing window, temp stayed at a consistent 100.5 humidity stayed between 55% and 65% right before lock down it got was around 75% then lowered it right before hatching.
There was a night when the temp dropped because it got cold outside (she was inside) I wrapped a blanket around the incubator and that brought it right back to where it was before
she was candled everyday carefully. she was turned at least 5 times day.
I read many things on how to incubate, from one site stating if temp goes even a degree above or under 98 they will die.. so I ignored that
in the end I took everything into consideration and what hens do when hatching their own.
when the time came with no pip she got a little tap on her shell to let her know it was time, like mama hens do and there was the first pip by afternoon.
In the end, I have a happy healthy little girl
Meet Camilla (if you are familiar with the Muppet show, she is gonzo's chicken girlfriend)
And here she the next day, She is gray and has eyebrows if you are looking at her a certain way
lol
Her mommy is my sweetie Luna and daddy my bantam roo, daddy is all white mommy is all black
cochrin bantam
